Job 36:1-33 GNT

[1] Be patient and listen a little longer to what I am saying on God's behalf. [3] My knowledge is wide; I will use what I know to show that God, my Creator, is just. [4] Nothing I say to you is false; you see before you a truly wise man. [5] How strong God is! He despises no one; there is nothing he doesn't understand. [6] He does not let sinners live on, and he always treats the poor with justice. [7] He protects those who are righteous; he allows them to rule like kings and lets them be honored forever. [8] But if people are bound in chains, suffering for what they have done, [9] God shows them their sins and their pride. [10] He makes them listen to his warning to turn away from evil. [11] If they obey God and serve him, they live out their lives in peace and prosperity. [12] But if not, they will die in ignorance and cross the stream into the world of the dead. [13] Those who are godless keep on being angry, and even when punished, they don't pray for help. [14] They die while they are still young, worn out by a life of disgrace. [15] But God teaches people through suffering and uses distress to open their eyes. [16] God brought you out of trouble, and let you enjoy security; your table was piled high with food. [17] But now you are being punished as you deserve. [18] Be careful not to let bribes deceive you, or riches lead you astray. [19] It will do you no good to cry out for help; all your strength can't help you now. [20] Don't wish for night to come, the time when nations will perish. [21] Be careful not to turn to evil; your suffering was sent to keep you from it. [22] Remember how great is God's power; he is the greatest teacher of all. [23] No one can tell God what to do or accuse him of doing evil. [24] He has always been praised for what he does; you also must praise him. [25] Everyone has seen what he has done; but we can only watch from a distance. [26] We cannot fully know his greatness or count the number of his years. [27] It is God who takes water from the earth and turns it into drops of rain. [28] He lets the rain pour from the clouds in showers for all human beings. [29] No one knows how the clouds move or how the thunder roars through the sky, where God dwells. [30] He sends lightning through all the sky, but the depths of the sea remain dark. [31] This is how he feeds the people and provides an abundance of food. [32] He seizes the lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark. [33] Thunder announces the approaching storm, and the cattle know it is coming.